AI Helps Scam Centers Evade Clampdown in Asia, Dupe More Victims

Criminals in Southeast Asia are harnessing inexpensive AI tools to target bigger pools of potential victims at high speed, keeping scam centers humming even as governments try and crack down, senior officials at Interpol say.

Previously, some scams were easy to spot — from poor quality online ads luring people to work in such centers to the scams themselves, typically designed to make people part with their money through the promise of romance or investment returns.

Now, scammers are using large language models and other AI tools to make their cons more sophisticated. Artificial intelligence also allows them to change ...